Vlada Haggerty, Smashbox “lip editor in chief”, filed her complaint in federal court in California last week, alleging that LVMH-owned Make Up For Ever copied her lip art in the logo for its new Lustrous cosmetics line.

Switzerland’s retail sector is expected to partially recover in 2018 due to a strong Swiss economy, which has largely overcome problems triggered by a strong franc following the end of a cap against the euro in 2015.

According to a market research by Thuiswinkel, Dutch consumers spent €15.7 billion in the first nine months of 2017, with beauty and apparel on the up. Total online sales are expected to reach €22.7 billion for 2017.

Britons have a big problem with clothing they’ve bought but will never wear. That’s according to a survey that shows women have 588 million unworn items sat in drawers and wardrobes while men have 223 million.

Amazon and Google both deeply discounted their virtual assistant speakers over the holiday season in their ongoing bid to dominate home shopping, a sharply different strategy from Apple's upcoming pricey HomePod speaker.

Accessory retailer Claire's has denied claims that its products contain tremolite asbestos, after an investigation alleged that the carcinogenic minerals were found in 17 makeup kits sold across nine states.

Forever 21 has released the results of its investigation into the payment card security incident reported in October 2017, revealing a range of breaches including the presence of malware on some point-of-sale devices.